Wednesday, May 20, 1998 — REVIEW SPORTS

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Review Sports pene PET AS oo ee job they did, you can just stand back andenjoyit.”
= , : ~ “Tthink our guys are at the point they're really clicking as a team,” added Burgess, “and they knowit”
i ts been a Banat week for the blue and black, but it should come as no surprise that perhaps - It's the second consecutive year his club has finished first in the ‘cities’, and their trip across the
no other sporting event this season has captured the imagination of the student body more — ond marks Burgess’ 12th trip to the provincials. Their best finish. i in the ‘AA tournament came in
than what's shaping up to be Don Burgess’ swan song. © - - 1995 when they placed fourth...
At 65, Burgess, the no-nonsense teacher and unflappable field general of Parkland’s rugby pro. As for this year’s installment; Burgess said his club is peaking at the right time, and that with a
gram for the past quarter century, is retiring at the. good many of his players back from last year, this
end of the school year... year’s AA High School rugby championships
In the meantime, though, there’s still work to do. look promising. -
Making his final appearance on the sidelines in “Our forwards are vastly improved, ‘they have |
‘Lower Vancouver Island post season play last - really come on strong the last half of the season i
Thursday, Burgess was rewarded with a gem ofa ‘and are performing better than I anticipated,” he - 4
performance from his players and a decisive 25-15. says, adding that if they can continue to get the
~ win’ over Reynolds to clinch the 1998 Colonel ball out quickly to their fleetfooted backs, the side
- Hodgkins trophy and a berth in the B.C. AA High will more than hold their own. ; wo
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School Rugby Championships at UBC May 27 to” ae
30. -says he'll be hounding his players not to hold
back, to. come out playing like their first game is.
performance against Reynolds. :
Reynolds, who finished undefeated in regular vIn their last three trips to the B.C. the Pan-

~. season play at 8-0, handed the Panthers their only
two losses of the year (Parkland finished in second
at 6-2), which inchided a come-from-behind win in:
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Beye -Parkdand’s tennis team had their seaso extended last week
. ‘when’ news came down the Kootenay’s, who’ qualified for the:
provincials two weeks ago, would not be making the trip to the B.C.
~~ AA High School Tennis Championships in Parksville May 21 to 23.
-.” Enter the Panthers, who, by way of their fourth place finish at
A the Island Champlonships May tthey dropped a hard-fought?

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» This will be Parkland’s third straight trip to othe provincials, : _.Parkiand’s, who won the ‘cities’ and finished second.in the.
“We have a young team,” said head coach Lorne Chan. “But the © ‘provincials last year, eter as the underdogs, having to contend =
experience will be invaluable. Like I said to our players, not many «. with the likes of number-one-ranked-King George, number. two: .
* a get the right to go to the B. G S, Sure, we' re elucky to he 80 _ Glenlyon-Norfolk House and their hard-hitting hosts, Parksville

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